Non-invasive respiratory support (NIRS) has increasingly been used in the management of
COVID-19-associated acute respiratory failure, but questions remain about the utility, safety …

Acute hypoxemic respiratory failure is the principal cause of hospitalization, invasive
mechanical ventilation and death in severe COVID-19 infection. Nearly half of intubated …

Background Awake prone positioning (PP), or proning, is used to avoid intubations in
hypoxic patients with COVID-19, but because of the disease's novelty and constant evolution …

Abstract Rationale The SARS-CoV2 pandemic increased exponentially the need for both
Intensive (ICU) and Intermediate Care Units (RICU). The latter are of particular importance …

Introduction Respiratory high dependency units (RHDUs) set up in European countries in
the last decade are based on being a transitional step between the intensive care units …

Background/Aim: Evidence suggests a beneficial effect of prone positioning (PP) in COVID-
19. Materials and Methods: Meta-analysis of individual (7 investigators' groups) and …

Introduction. COVID‐19 pandemic has led to an increased rate of intensive care unit (ICU)
stays. Intermediate care units (IMCUs) are a useful resource for the management of patients …

Background Awake prone position (APP) has been reported to improve oxygenation in
patients with COVID-19 disease and to reduce the requirement for invasive mechanical …

The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic in Brazil has grown rapidly since the first case was reported on
26 February 2020. As the pandemic has spread, the low availability of medical equipment …

El 15 de febrero del 2020 escribíamos sobre la posible e inminente expansión pandémica
del virus 2019-nCoV1. Justo un a no después conocemos mejor las características …